CVE-2017-0563

7.8 highEPSS 0.9%

High (7.8) in linux linux kernel. EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC touchscreen driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-32089409.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 59% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-345
Published: 2017-04-07
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/19
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97342
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
https://alephsecurity.com/vulns/aleph-2017009
https://github.com/alephsecurity/PoCs/tree/master/CVE-2017-0563

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